Blood Donation
A pint of blood. Countless second chances.
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Community Call to Action
One cheek swab could save a life.
Sometimes changing the world begins with changing one person's world.
This is Adam. He is six years old, and somewhere out there is a stranger whose cheek swab could save his life.
You could be that stranger.
Introduction
Meet Adam.
Adam is six years old.
He has relapsed Type B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia and urgently needs a matching stem cell donor.
For Adam… and for thousands of people diagnosed with blood cancers… someone they've never met could become their miracle.
Sometimes changing the world doesn't require extraordinary wealth.
Sometimes… it begins with saying, "I'm willing to help."
Why stem cell donation matters
Simpler than most people imagine.
Many people believe stem cell donation involves surgery.
Most donations today are similar to donating blood.
The very first step is simply registering through a cheek swab.
If your tissue type ever matches someone fighting blood cancer, you may be contacted.
For many patients… that call could mean another chance at life.
We don't know whose life our name might one day be connected to.
Registration
Join the drive.
Scan the QR code on the poster or attend in person. Ages 17–55, in good health.
Paarl Registration Drive
- Date
- 15 August 2026
- Time
- 09:00 – 15:00
- Venue
- Holy Trinity Anglican Church
Paarl
Tap the poster to enlarge and scan the QR code.
Living Stories
Read Chapter 1Adam's Story
A journey told chapter by chapter. Chapter 1 — The Blood Drive — is now published, with photographs from the DKMS Africa registration drive of 1 August 2026.
uManity
Putting YOU back into Humanity.
One of the greatest gifts we can give another human being… is tomorrow.
At uManity we believe that humanity is measured not only by what we believe… but by what we choose to do.
A smile. A conversation. A hand. A cheek swab.
Every act of compassion reminds someone they are not facing life alone.
More ways to show up
Community Calls to Action.
Adam's story is the first. More campaigns are on the way — each one a small, personal way to help.
Organ Donation Awareness
The quiet legacy of saying yes.
Coming soonMissing Persons
Every share brings someone closer to home.
Coming soonDisaster Relief
When storms pass, we stay.
Coming soonChildren's Medical Appeals
Small hands. Whole futures.
Coming soonAnimal Rescue
Compassion knows no species.
Coming soonCommunity Volunteer Drives
Showing up, together.
Coming soonI can't change the world…
But I can try and change someone's world.
uManity Foundation